Baker&#39;s peel.



A. POTOLSKY.

BAKERS PEEL.

APPLIOATION 11,111) IBB.13,1914.

1,1 16,729. Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

INVENTOR.

Anton Poms/(y ATTORNE I".

WITNESSES:

TN '2 "ORR-IS PETIRS CD" PHOTDLITH WASNINGTUN, D C.

I UNITED STATES OFFICE- Aiv'roN POTOLSKY, or s'r. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

BAKERS ,PEELQ To all whom imam/cancer:

Be it known that I, ANTON Po'roLsKY, citizen of the United States,res1d1ng at St. Louis, State of Missouri, .have invented certain new anduseful Improvements 1n Bakers Peels, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying,drawings, forming a part hereof. v 2

My invention has relation to improvementsin bakers peels; and itconsists in the novel construction of peel more fully set forth in thespecification and pointed out in the claims. 2

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan of my improved peel, parts beingbroken away; Fig. 2 isv a side edge view thereof; Fig. 3

1s a transverse section on the line,3 .3 of

Fig.v ,1; Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional detail on the line 44 ofFig. 1; and Fig. 5

line 55 of Fig. 1. v

The-object of my invention is to construct a bakers-peel which willnotwarp under the heat. to which it is usually subjected; one. which isdurable and will last a maxiis an enlarged. cross-sectional detail onthe "mum length of time; one whichwhen worn may be readily removed fromits handle and a new peel substituted; .one provided with improved'meansof locking the handle to the peel; and one possessing further and otheradvantages better apparent from a d'etaileddescription of the inventionwhich is as follows: 1

Referring to the drawings, 1, represents the body portion of the peel,the same being provided at its rear edge in a transverse groove a, saidgroove receiving the basal tongues b of the inner terminal stiifeners orcorner pieces 2, the inner ends or sides of said stifieners beingprovided with tongues c which enter corresponding grooves 01 formed inthe adjacent faces of the guidestrips 3, 3, said strips being extended.a suitable distance beyond the stiifeners 2, 2 and serving as guides forthe handle of the peel. The bases of the strips 3 terminate in tongues bwhich are likewise received by the transverse groove a of the member 1,the

base of the handleterminates in a tongue 6- which'freely enters thegroove a, the handle Specification of Letters fatentf PatentedNov. 10,1914. Application filed FebruarylS, 1914. steam; 818,498.

one of the strips 3. The link 6 is flatand only partially enters thegroove it, the portion projecting v out; of the groove being inposition, to be readily seized betweenthe thumb and forefinger. Toremove the handle, the nutn is first unscrewed, after which thelink 6'isswung out of its. groove h, (dotted position Fig. 1) and, by means ofsaid link the bolt is withdrawn, thus releasing the handle 4, whereuponthe latter may be pulled out of the member 1 and out from between thestrips 3, 3 and attached to a newpeel. g a

The grain of the main body of the peel or member 1 is in the directionof its length, or parallel to the length'of the handle 4, whereas thegrain of the stifl?eners 2 is at right angles thereto or across themember 1. Since woodwarps inlines parallel to the grain, it follows thatthe pieces 2 willarrest any tendency on the part of the peel 1 to warp,thus preserving the desired flatness in thepeel. Preferably, thestiffeners 2, 2 are formed of oak, the member 1 being.

of poplar, though I do not wish to be re-1 stricted to any particularkind of wood or material entering into the construction of the peel.Again, while 'it is preferable to form the grooves in the members 1 and3, and the tonguesin the members 2, 2, a reversal of this arrangementwould not be a departure from the nature and spirit of my invention.With the exception of the removable handle 4, the severalparts areunited together with glue or similar adhesive into which the tongues Z),6, 0, are dipped before insertion into their respective grooves, as wellunderstood in the art. The peel proper is reinforced and stiffened bytransverse dowels or bars 7 as shown.

Having described my invention what I claim is I 1. A. bakers peelcomprising a body memher or peel proper, stiffener members at the ofsecured thereto by a tongue and groove connection, strips coupled to theinner adj a cent terminals of thestifleners' and to the" body member andextending beyond stifieners, a handle inserted between said strips andengaging the body member, and means for locking the handle to saidstrips.

2. A bakers peel comprising a body member or peel proper, stifienermembersat the opposite corners of the inner terminal thereof securedthereto by a tongue and groove connection, guide strips secured bytongue;

and groove connections to the inner adjacent ends of the stiilfeners andto the adjacent end of the body member, said strips being spaced apart,a handle inserted between the guide strips and engaging the body memberby a tongue and groove connection, the strips being extended beyond thestiffener members, and a bolt passed transversely through the extensionsand through the handle for locking the latter to the strips. f r

3. A bakers peel comprising a bodymem- I ber or peel proper, stifi'enercorner pieces at the inner terminal of said body member, guide-stripsdisposed at the inner adjacent ends of the corner pieces and securedthere-v to and to the body member and spaced apart and extending beyondthe corner pieces, a handle inserted between the strips, a securing boltpassed transversely through the strips and through the handle, aterminal link hinged to one end of the bolt, the outer face of one ofthe guide strips being provided with a groove or recess for receivingthe link when out of commission.

4:. A bakers peel comprisinga body member or peel proper provided with atransverse groove at its inner terminal, corner pieces provided withtongues received by said groove, the inner adjacent ends of the cornerpieces being provided with tongues,

the corner pieces, and provided with basal tongues entering thetransverse terminal groove of the body member, a handle inserted betweenthe guide strips and terminating in a basal tongue removably receivedthe transverse groove of the body member, a securing bolt passedtransversely through the guide strips and handle, a link hinged to oneend of the bolt, the outer face of one of the guide strips beingrecessed to receive the link when the latter is out of commission, thegrain of the corner pieces being transverse to the direction of thegrain of the body member, and transverse to the general direction of thehandle.

5. A peel comprising a body portion having the grain of the wooddisposed in one direction, a handle leading centrally from the bodyportion, and corner pieces secured to the body portion on opposite sidesof the handle, the grain of the corner pieces being transverse to thedirection of the grain in the body of the peel.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

' ANTON POTOLSKY;

Witnesses:

EM L STAREK, J 0s. A. MICHEL.

' Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, addressingthe Commissioner of latents, Washington, I), G.

